VP, Senior Full-Stack Engineer (Java & Angular)

Are you interested in building innovative technology that shapes the financial markets Do you like working at the speed of a startup and tackling some of the worlds most interesting challenges Do you want to work with and learn from hands-on leaders in technology and finance

At BlackRock we are looking for Software Engineers wholiketo innovate and solve complex problems. We recognize that strength comes from diversity and will embrace your unique skills curiosity and passion while giving you the opportunity to grow technically and as an individual.

Aladdinby BlackRockmanagesover$30trillion(USD)inassetsandits engineershave an extraordinary responsibility to our clients all over the world.Our technology empowers millions of investors toachieve theirinvestmentsobjectivessave for retirement pay for college buy a homeand improvepeoplesfinancial well-being.

Being a technologist at BlackRock means you get the best of both worlds: working for one of the most advanced financial companies and being part of a software development team responsible for next generation technology and solutions.

This role willbe responsible forall aspects of software development testing and ensuring compatibility with enterprise and solutions architecture by harnessing modern development technologies.

The position is for a Vice President within the Investmentand Tradingengineeringteamwithin AladdinEngineeringandisresponsible fordeliveringsoftwaresolutionsleveragedby Portfolio Managers TradersResearchersRisk Managers Compliance Officers and Investment Operations.

We are:

• Passionate about building quality software and scalable technology to meet the needs of tomorrow

• Building solutions for both BlackRock and over 100 organizations who use our technology

• We have strong Javaexpertiseandwork with a range of technologies such as Azure cloud Kafka Cassandra Docker Kubernetes Angular and many others

• Committed to open source and contributing back to the community

• Writing testable software every day with a focus on agile innovation

The team is looking for an ambitious hands-onseniorsoftwareengineerto work on an exciting strategic product to expand our AladdinPortfolio Management capabilities. Working with a global team andbea part of an outstanding group of engineers setting evolving the technology direction of our upcoming suit of applications for Portfolio Management. Passionate about multiple aspects of enterprise software development Performance Scale Resilience Usability and Maintainability. As a key member of our engineering team you will be encouraged and empowered to bring your ideas forward to help shape the technical solutions. Making you becomea strong teamplayer in our distributed and diverse global team. You also have opportunitiesto present your innovative ideas to leaders across the firm.

This position will give you immense exposure and training in some of the latest technologies such as Angular Ignite APIsgRPC Proto-buffs Spring Azure Dev Ops Cassandra and more. The role will also afford the chance to learn about the financial industry and the exciting world of investing and portfolio management.

Responsibilities include:

• Develop andmaintaininstitutional gradeinvestment functionalitiesused by portfolio managers

• Help design and build the next generation of world-classinvestment platform

• Contribute to an agile development team working with designersproduct managers users

• Quality-first mind-set - applyqualitysoftware engineering practices through all phases of development and into production

• Collaborate with team members in a multi-office multi-countryglobalteamenvironment.

• Ensureresiliencestability and high-performance ofsoftware deliverythrough qualitycode reviewsunitregressionand user acceptance testing devopsand level two production support.

• Nurture the talent around you and lead by example.

• Beingina senior position people would look up toyouand you wouldbe responsible fordriving an inclusive and competitive culture in the team.

Competencies include:

• Passionate about technologyuser experiencewith personal ownership for the work you do

• Curious and eager to learn newbusiness domain and tech skills and willing to challenge the status quo

• Know how toleverageAI tools to increase your productivity

• Willing to embrace work outside of your comfort zone and open to guidance from others

• Data and quality focused with an eye for the details that make great solutions

• You arealwayswilling to learn fromanyissues/incidents try tocontinuously improve

• Experienced working in either Portfolio Management orTrading segments

• Knowledgeable in Trading Equity FI OTC Exchange Traded Derivatives Prime Brokerage Complianceand Portfolio Management processes.

Experience andQualifications:

• Designed and engineeredenterprise financial solutionsin productionwitha strong foundationin Java and related technologies

• Experience withdistributedcaching&computing real-time and highly scalabletechnologies (such asApache Ignite Kafka Redis)andmodern front-end web development(such asMicro-frontendsWeb-streamingAngular/React Type Script).

• Passionate about creating the best user experience

• B.E.orM.S. degree in Computer ScienceEngineeringor a related discipline

• Excellent analytical problem-solving and communication skills

• An ability toapply moderntechsolutionsto solve investment and tradingproblems

• A track recordof forging strong relationships and building trusted partnerships through open dialogue and continuous delivery

• Experienceworking withUX designersproductmanagers technical/enterpriseleadsandarchitectsacross the SDLC lifecycle;understandingofsystems requirements design development testingdeploymentand documentation

Nice to have:

• Certification(e.g. CFA)orpassionin investment/portfolio management/tradingprocesses

• Experience withMSSQLorApache Cassandra Database

• Experience withCloud platformssuch asMicrosoft Azure

• Experience with AImodels and tools